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LandI The slim, white-haire- d wirth, a survivor of the infamous death camp at Auschwitz, is the Part l ... : founder of a vacation village called Give Kids the World, a special retreat for children whose last wish is to visit Walt Disney World, Sea World or one of the many other tourist attractions in central Florida. comBecause of his efforts bined with the generosity of some major corporations and individuhundreds of terminally ill als and girls come here every boys year with their families. All it takes is for the sick child to ask a local group in his or her hometown. They spend a week at the complex, each family in one of vilthe 32 villas at the year-ol- d lage. percent of the dying children want to see Mickey Mouse," Landwirth says, citing statistics compiled from visitors. "Eighty percent of the families never left their home state and just as many will never travel again as a family. So this trip is a lifetime vacation. "Families can do all the major theme parks or whatever they "Seventy-fiv- e herded aboard a ship that was blown up at sea just weeks before the Nazis surrendered to the Allies. After five years of imprisonment, young Henri managed to escape and spent about a month homehiding and wandering less, sick, hungry and scared. Finally, three days after the war ended, he was taken in by a "We never turn anyone away, and we can accommodate a family on very short notice because the greatest enemy of these kids is time." Death camp survivor Henri Landwirth want. Each kid gets a gift every day. We have a big party; local restaurants provide food. The Disney and Sea World characters visit and entertain. We have volunteers working with the kids." The village is located in the rural countryside less than a mile from busy U.S. Highway 192 near Disney World. It has a playground, a pool designed for the handicapped, a fishing lake, a mock pirate ship and a large cafeteria'family center. "We never turn anyone away, and we can accommodate a family on very short notice because the greatest enemy of these kids is time," says the Landwirth. Landwirth came to his role as benefactor through the determination he acquired as a youth to survive the Jewish Holocaust. He and his twin sister, Margot, were separated from their parents and sent off to separate concentration camps in German-occupie- d Poland in the early days of World War II. Their father. Max, was killed soon after his imprisonment. Their mother, Fanny, was among more than 1,000 female prisoners soft-spok- family in a small Chechoslovakian village. After his recovery, Landwirth hitchhiked back to a small town in Poland where he had learned his sister was living after her repatriation. Together they returned to Belgium, where they were born, and he emigrated to this country in 1949. Soon after his arrival in New York, where he worked briefly as a diamond cutter, Landwirth was drafted by the U.S. Army during the Korean War. After his discharge, he went to school under the GI Bill, got married and eventually got a job in a Miami Beach hotel as a bellboy. Hard work paid off in better jobs and soon he was manager of the Starlite Hotel in Cocoa Beach, at the time the nation's space program was gearing up in nearby Cape Canaveral. Landwirth became innkeeper to the nation's original crew of astronauts, the Mercury Seven. Virtually the entire space hierarchy and journalist corps moved into first one and then another hotel he operated during those early years. nt She should mow the lawn instead Dear Ann Landers: The question: If a woman has a miscarriage does the man who made her pregnant Ann have any responsibility towards the medical expenses? I recently became pregnant by a man with whom I had a four-yeLA TIMES relationship. When I told him the news he became angry. ("How & CREATORS could you be so stupid?") He imSYNDICATE mediately terminated the relationI I am Although ship. decided abortion was not an option She is invariably the last person when she knows he will be visiting for me and made up my mind to to leave the church, hangs around there. have the baby. I hope the women who recognize I contacted my "friend" when I complimenting him on his sermon, learned that I was about to miscar- inflating his ego and buttering him themselves will redirect their energies away from the minister and ry. He was greatly relieved and up. Tennesconcentrate on the Lord. She of finds all kinds to to excuses agreed pay my hospital expenses. The bill amounted to (500 but visit the church office during the see Dear Tennessee: Addressing your week and she volunteers for anyhe failed to follow through. Since my name was the only one thing and everything that will give remarks to the "women" is unrealistic. It's the ministers who need to on the hospital records, I was told her an opportunity to be around see this, and you can be sure that that I was responsible. I felt quite him. She shows up at the hospital their wives will see they do. certain, however, that the biological father had a legal obligation and called a lawyer. He informed me that had I "raked leaves or .mowed his lawn" I would be entitled to financial reimbursement, but I had not done anything that required payment. It seems to me that carrying a child and then experiencing the tragedy of losing it is not the same HOSPITAL as "having done nothing." If I had to birth a baby, any judge in given the country would have awarded 225-280- 0 me child support. Because I miscarried, does it mean the father has no obligation whatever? The majority of people in Utah advocate the right to life, yet, apparently if a woman decides CHARTER not to terminate a pregnancy, the COUNSELING CENTER father has no financial responsibiliof a in case this Is ty miscarriage. V R P 0 0 A Disillusioned R.N. in Salt fair? Lake City 374-282- 0 Dear Disillusioned R.N.: Paternity laws vary from state to state. The only way a biological father When seeking help for emotional problems can be held responsible for pregnanthere are several paths you can follow. medical expenses is cy-related if there is a baby, unless a specific law states otherwise. In Utah, apparently, a single Charter Canyon Hospital and the Chatter woman who wants to make absoCounseling Center of Provo, two different lutely certain that she is taken care to avoid of financially should going ways to address your concerns. bed with a man when the urge comes upon her and offer instead to mow his lawn or rake his leaves. the in the offer, Landers ar Eureka! That's a heartburn! what's eating Americans has study of A NEW YORK (AP) crowned Eureka, Calif., as the nation's heartburn capital. The National Rolaids Heartburn Index blames that searing sensation on sociology, not spices. It says Eureka is full of newcomers with a burning desire for economic success. El Paso was named the most heartburn-fre- e city in America, decuisine. The reaspite its Tex-Me-x son: a stable population and a rebounding economy. Or "maybe they're stoics," said Jack Levin, sociology professor at Northeastern University in Boston. However, his heartfelt study points to other factors. "I think there is a tendency on the part of Americans to blame Mexiheartburn on spicy foods can or Szechuan, for example," said Levin. "From a sociological standpoint, it appears heartburn levels can be easily linked to the amount of population growth that a city is experiencing." To reach his conclusions, Levin digested sales figures for various antacid brands, tablet and liquid, from 197 metropolitan areas. Then, he ranked the nation's heartburn hotbeds. While the sales statistics were not revealed, he found that, on average, Americans experience heartburn twice a week. In contrast, the 25,000 folks in Eureka are plagued an average of four times a week. Other Americans left their heartburn in San Francisco; Chico, Calif; Santa Barbara, Calif.; Sacramento, Calif.; Boise, Idaho; Reno, Bakers-fiel- d, Nevada; Fresno, Calif.; Calif., and Seattle. The happiest tummie' were found in El Paso; Fort Smith, Ark.; Ada, Okla.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Columbia, Mo.; St. Joseph, Mo.; Lubbock, Tex.; Panama City, Fla.; Springfield, Mo.; and Albany, Ga. "The most startling result in this analysis was that the Northeast region did not have high heartburn on the Rolaids index," said Levin. New York City ranked 135th. "These results say heartburn occurs wherever there's 'gold rush fever,' where you get large numbers of newcomers, transients, rootless people, who move to an area to make their fortune, for a new beginning or a last resort." Perhaps to prove a point, Levin and company officials planned to belch forth their findings at a luncheon of chicken marinaded in tequila, shrimp marinaded in chili, salad with cilantro dressing, tacos and retried beans. As a hedge, there'll be "Rolaids for everyone, if necessary," said spokeswoman Ann Forster. Friday June 13, Mistakes parents make From LADIES' HOME JOURNAL A Meredith Magazine Parents often worry about how good a job they're doing raising their children because they realize their mistakes can have painful, long-tereffects. As part of a special report on parenthood, Ladies' Home Journal asked hundreds of parents of grown and almost grown children about their worst failings and what they wish they'd done differently. The following led everyone's list. m Criticizing Too Much: Parents tend to criticize their children in ways they would never speak to an adult. Remarks that strike at the child, instead of the behavior, can be devastating to Moreover, name-callin- g and words such as "always" and "never" label the child without teaching appropriate behavior. A parent should take five minutes to compose him or herself and learn to direct the comments at the deed, not the doer. Using the word "I" instead of "you" also helps to lessen the child's feeling of being attacked. self-estee- Not Tuning into a Child's Needs: Parents must remember a child's needs are different with each stage of development. For example, one parent took everything her toddler did as an intentional act of defiance, while the child was merely acting his age. Understanding that a child's be havior is appropriate to his stage of development doesn't mean it has to be condoned. But acknowledging a child's feelings often encourages him or her to open up. By listening, a parent may learn the real problem and help the child work through it. Uncontrollable Anger: Any parent knows it is possible to feel rage toward children even though they are thoroughly loved. But when repeated yelling is the only way children see anger expressed, they come to believe this is the appropriate way to deal with frustration. It is critical for a parent to understand why he or she is feeling a certain way and then develop a way of breaking the cycle. Not Enough Time with the Kids: It is an incredibly painful feeling for a parent to realize too late she was not available when her child needed her. But many of the par- ents interviewed realized they didn't have to renounce time for themselves in order to spend it with their kids. Not Allowing Children to Make Mistakes: It is hard for parents to watch a child struggle with challenges. The trick is to provide enough support to let the child feel safe, but not so much that he or she feels incompetent. Many parents denigrate their children's choices or try to script their lives. Orem Women's Club installs; arranges late summer social 4 Members of Orem Women's Club are planning a summer social, tentatively set for Aug. 8. Members met for the final regular meeting at Riverside Country Club for the Installation Breakfast. Barbara Packard was named president. Other officers are: Colleen Judd, Marie president-elec- t; Liston, recording secretary; Joyce Johnson, corresponding secretary; Doris Dingwall, treasurer; Angie Cameron, parliamentarian, and June Kendall, past president as director. A musical program was presented by the "Confetti" performing group, after which a humorous fashion show was conducted by members of the club displaying some of their "very unusual" fashions. Four new members were welcomed into the club: Vera Nielson, Vida Peterson, Aleene Walker and Vera Webb. JL Barbara Packard pro-choic- e, You have a choice. S ...n CHARTER CANYON NQy w . Lum 0 I -- tflb & (vZ3 - Dear Ann Landers: This letter is written on behalf of all the ministers' wives who must compete with women in the congregation. My husband has served in several parishes and in every one, there was at least one woman who would have been happy to replace me. Let me describe her: She always has a personal problem that needs to be discussed privately with the minister. She apologizes profusely when she telephones him at home, then proceeds to keep him on the line for 30 mirutcs. J OF Unique yet programs they in one same important consideratioa Both have caring and professional people available to give you the guidance needed to travel through the roughest roads in life. 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